United cancels soldier’s flight; he pays thousands to come home for Christmas
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Imagine serving your country in another country, buying a plane ticket home for Christmas, and then showing up to the airport for your transatlantic flight only to find that the airline has canceled the flight and left you stranded. That’s essentially what happened to Pfc. Benjamin Jimenez from Michigan. The Detroit Free Press reports that he purchased a roundtrip ticket from Frankfurt Germany to Detroit Michigan from United Airlines for $1,116 back on November 19th.
Although United sold the ticket, it was a codeshare for a Lufthansa operated flight, which apparently was canceled. According to Jimenez’s aunt, United claims that they sent a notice of the cancellation which was never received by Mr. Jimenez. United…
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